Jury deliberates in St Patrick’s Day teen rape trial

The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of raping a young woman in Killarney at a B&B after St Patrick’s Day celebrations will resume their deliberations today.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott concluded his address to the seven women and five men and the jurors deliberated throughout yesterday. The judge sent them home at 5pm and told them to return to continue deliberating today, advising them there was no time limit on them.